The University of Kentucky Alliance for Networking Excellence

The UK Alliance for Networking Excellence consolidates outstanding College of Engineering faculty, students and academic and corporate researchers, as well as communications and networking experts within one facility: The James F. Hardymon Building.

With the shared goal of discovery and innovation through collaboration, multidisciplinary teams will work together within a state-of-the-art, high technology research and development environment designed to maximize the synergy of some of the nation’s most innovative intellects.

Teams will focus on exploring, refining and implementing new networking technologies to set the standard for the highest caliber of nationally recognized research, education and outreach in networks and distributed systems.

National Leadership in Research, Instruction and Outreach

Through the Alliance for Networking Excellence multidisciplinary research, instruction and outreach programs, the University of Kentucky will establish a leadership position in network and distributed system innovation. The Alliance will:

• provide infrastructure to support leading-edge research in computer networks and distributed systems;
  
  
• facilitate joint research efforts between researchers in academe and industry;
  
  
• engage in multidisciplinary research efforts with other academic units at UK, regional institutions, and industry partners;
  
  
• develop instructional programs to train UK students in networking and data communication skills demanded by future technology companies cross the Commonwealth and the nation.

A Resource for the Next Generation of Innovators
The Alliance for Networking Excellence Corporate Scholarship Program

Dedicated to excellence in networking education, research, and innovation, the UK Alliance for Networking Excellence offers students and industry leaders a valuable, and reciprocally beneficial, opportunity to learn about each other and from each other.

The UK Alliance for Networking Excellence Corporate Scholarship Program invites industry partners to invest in the education and mentoring of exceptional College of Engineering undergraduate students who have declared a focus in advanced networking excellence and innovation.

Each full-tuition, two-year scholarship requires an investment of less than $20,000 – an investment that can return invaluable dividends to scholars and sponsors alike.

For scholarship sponsors….

• Corporate Partners will add new creative minds to the corporate “think tank” – UK’s nationally-known College of Engineering faculty and students.
  
  
• Corporate Partners will build early personal and professional relationships with some of the nation’s brightest, best-trained next-generation information technology and networking innovators and problem solvers.
  
  
• Corporate Partners will contribute “real-world” networking challenges to the curriculum, and present on-site seminars and discussions on industry-related initiatives and issues relevant to next-generation information technology and networking excellence. Corporate Partners may also attend Alliance for Networking Excellence and College of Engineering events, seminars and colloquia, and receive copies of University publications and studies.

For scholarship recipients…

• Alliance for Networking Excellence scholars will gain valuable multidisciplinary research and collaboration skills to enhance their effectiveness on future networking development teams in both industry and academe.
  
  
• With full-tuition scholarship support, Alliance students can concentrate on acquiring and assimilating the intellectual discipline necessary for productive research while also expanding their creative scope.
  
  
• Alliance scholars will gain opportunities for excellent internships and mentoring while undergraduates, and will enjoy distinct advantages in career planning and networking upon entering the job market.
  

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